பனி

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *panī(kil) (“dew, cold, chill”). Cognate with Old Kannada ಪನಿ (pani), Kannada ಪನಿ (pani), Kannada ಹನಿ (hani), Malayalam പനി (pani) and Tulu ಹನಿ (hani).

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• IPA^(key): /pani/

பனி • (paṉi) (intransitive)

1. to be bedewed, have dew on
2. to flow out; to be shed, poured up

   Synonym: துளி (tuḷi)

3. to rain incessantly, constantly
4. to become cool
5. to shiver with cold
6. to tremble, be agitated, quake
7. to be in fear
8. to suffer, be in pain
9. to spring forth (as tears), to swell

பனி • (paṉi) (transitive)

1. to cause to tremble
2. to cause to suffer
3. to beat (as a drum)

பனி • (paṉi)

1. snow, dew
2. mist, fog, haze

   Synonym: மஞ்சு (mañcu)

3. chill, cold, coolness

   Synonyms: குளிர் (kuḷir), குளிர்ச்சி (kuḷircci)

4. rain
5. water
6. fever
7. tears
8. fear, dread
9. trembling, agitation, quaking
10. distress, suffering, sorrow

• University of Madras (1924–1936) “பனி-த்தல்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press
• University of Madras (1924–1936) “பனி”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press